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Chiron

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Chiron , in Greek mythology, centaur, son of Kronos. He was a renowned sage, physician, and prophet. Among his pupils were Hercules, Achilles, Jason, and Asclepius. When Hercules accidentally wounded Chiron, the pain was so great that Chiron surrendered his immortality to Prometheus and died. Zeus then set him among the stars as the constellation Sagittarius. Author not available, CHIRON. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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Chiron Asteroid 2060, an unusual object in the outer Solar System discovered in 1977 by the American astronomer Charles Thomas Kowal (1940– ); also designated 95P/Chiron. Chiron lies well beyond the main asteroid belt, moving from within the orbit of Saturn out to the orbit of Uranus. It was... Read more

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...eccentric orbit between those of Saturn and Uranus. In 1989 astronomers detected a fuzzy cloud (coma) around Chiron. Because such a cloud is a defining feature of comets, Chiron was reclassified as a comet. Centaur object . Chiron Chiron Chiron Read more

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